With the Steep Series, Mooer finally enter the world of audio interfaces. This nicely compact 2x2 model spearheads the operation and supports 24-bit/192 kHz audio, resulting in pro-quality recordings. Portable enough for use on-location, the STEEP II is USB-powered and, besides two USB-C ports for power, firmware updates and connecting to a laptop, it comes with two phantom-powered jack/XLR combo inputs for microphones and instruments, two balanced jack outputs, a headphone jack, and a set of MIDI ports (1x in, 1x out). Opt for latency-free direct monitoring or mix the source signal in directly with the output signal of your DAW - the choice is yours. Happy recording!

Kitted out with a 110 decibel dynamic range, four inputs and four outputs as well as a MIDI interface and an extra USB port for hooking up an external controller or hard drive, the Arturia MiniFuse 4 USB-C audio interface takes recording-ease to a ridiculous level. This slick slice of tech comes wrapped in the exclusive style of a solid yet lightweight aluminium box, adding some flair to your desktop, while the set of combo jack and XLR inputs have been set up to support both instruments and microphones as needed and the outputs feature jack ports. You can even control analogue CV-supported synths by sending a CV/Gate signal from your DAW to outputs 3 and 4, which are DC coupled. Monitor the recording or check the mix via the two headphones outputs, and do it all with the capable help of a fat bundle of included software: Ableton Live Lite, Analog Lab Intro, Guitar Rig 6 LE and three months of free access to Slice Creator.

La sortie du MiniLab 2 remonte déjà à 2016. Dans ce monde où tout va très vite, ces quelques années représentent une éternité. À l'époque, ce petit clavier MIDI est devenu la coqueluche du public et les ventes se sont enchaînées à un rythme effréné. Mais comme toujours, il faut laisser la place à la nouvelle génération, c'est-à-dire au MiniLab MK3. Ce nouveau modèle d'Arturia possède huit encodeurs, quatre faders et huit pads rétroéclairés et sensibles à la vélocité. Vous trouverez également des bandes tactiles pour le pitch bend et la modulation. Mais surtout : il est dorénavant équipé d'un écran graphique (OLED), avec un bouton poussoir juste en dessous. L'appareil est solidement construit pour résister aux déplacements fréquents et fabriqué à partir de matériaux recyclés. Autre point positif, rarement rencontré sur ce type de petit clavier : une véritable sortie MIDI DIN ! Vous pourrez donc l'utiliser pour contrôler vos anciens synthétiseurs.Arturia MiniLab MK3 - intégration avec votre ordinateurLe MiniLab MK3 fonctionne parfaitement avec tous les instruments virtuels d'Arturia. De plus, l'intégration avec les 8 principaux logiciels DAW est optimale. C'est donc une bonne nouvelle pour les producteurs in-the-box et les amateurs de MAO ! Pour vous permettre de produire de la musique directement, le logiciel DAW Ableton Live Lite est inclus, ainsi que le propre programme d'Arturia : Analog Lab Intro. Ce dernier vous propose une belle source de sons vintage. Vous disposez également de deux pianos virtuels : l'UVI Model D et le NI The Gentleman. Vous bénéficiez donc d'un clavier USB MIDI particulièrement bien fourni et présentant une excellente qualité de fabrication !

Looking for an x0x-style sequencer that comes in a flexible Eurorack format? The Erica Synths Drum Sequencer is everything you've been searching for. Sure, it's just a sequencer, but add a few patch cables and Eurorack modules like more Drum Series modules and you can easily build yourself a complete synthesizer. In the form of banks of patterns, a shuffle effect, triggers, accents and more, this versatile sequencer may well be the only x0x-sequencer you'll ever need.

Known for building durable, stage and studio worthy gear, Keith McMillen serves up the K-Board C. This pad-style USB/MIDI keyboard has been designed for performance so it can take a fair beating, whether it's during the writing process or during live gigs. As a sweet perk, the K-Board also supports MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression), so you can inject nuance and flair into MIDI notes, and since this edition comes fitted with a USB-C port, it's as flexible and future-proofed as it gets.

Known for building durable, stage and studio worthy gear, Keith McMillen serves up the K-Board C. This pad-style USB/MIDI keyboard has been designed for performance so it can take a fair beating, whether it's during the writing process or during live gigs. As a sweet perk, the K-Board also supports MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression), so you can inject nuance and flair into MIDI notes, and since this edition comes fitted with a USB-C port, it's as flexible and future-proofed as it gets.

Known for building durable, stage and studio worthy gear, Keith McMillen serves up the K-Board C. This pad-style USB/MIDI keyboard has been designed for performance so it can take a fair beating, whether it's during the writing process or during live gigs. As a sweet perk, the K-Board also supports MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression), so you can inject nuance and flair into MIDI notes, and since this edition comes fitted with a USB-C port, it's as flexible and future-proofed as it gets.

The Dtronics DT-QT Quick Thru can take a MIDI signal and split it into four MIDI-Thru signals. This is the ideal little box for working with a big stack of vintage DIN-MIDI hardware and synths, since it immediately cleans up the setup and transforms the task of building hefty MIDI-Thru delay chains into a neat job.

The Dtronics DT-QM Quick Merge MIDI box simply offers a fast and easy solution when you need to merge two MIDI signals into one. This handy wee box comes fitted with two DIN inputs and three DIN outputs, supporting production tricks like controlling a single sound module with two separate MIDI keyboards while giving each their own MIDI track - and that's just an example.

Backing tracks are a great way to pull off tight live performances. So you and the band can plug right in, M-Live have equipped the B.Beat with ample inputs and outputs. This little powerhouse of a backing track player can be set up to play back or mix good-old MP3s as well as professional multi-track audio projects directly from your DAW software. The B.Beat supports up to sixteen simultaneous mono tracks (or eight stereo tracks), and even gives you the option to synchronise your backing tracks with videos and images via the fitted HDMI port. Play Backing Tracks and a Click/Metronome Without Any Extra GearThe M-Live B.Beat has been armed with six individual outputs, two inputs and a headphone output for click tracks. Its mixer section features four potentiometers for dialling in the perfect balance between the backing tracks, click, line input and the volume, and this mix can be routed to your stage mixer via the six outputs. What's more, the B.Beat can take any source signal in stereo or mono and will automatically recognise the click track, the volume level of which can be independently set. Your backing tracks can be structured as playlists, shows or scenes and, last but not least, external device control via MIDI is fully supported.

The tight Erica Synths Pico System III stacks up a set of pre-configured Pico modules in one control panel, laying out a forest of patch gates for unlimited sound-tweaking, and on the side, you get a blue voice-card slot. Just like the computer cartridges or keyboard style cards from back in the day, this humble slot is provided so you can load a complete sound onto a card and slot it in at just the right moment - maybe even between songs during a live set. A deck of ten cards comes included: five pre-loaded with factory sounds and five that have been left empty and ready for your own custom sounds. Basically, this setup removes the leg-work involved in re-routing the architecture every time you want to switch up the sound so you don't have to keep your bandmates waiting.

The Nektar Aruba Beat Composer controller comes equipped with a set of 16 multi-coloured LED pads that offer deep control over drum plug-ins as well as instruments and effects. Dynamic rolls can be created using adjustable parameters like gate, accent interval and swing and, when you flip this desktop-friendly box into sequencer mode, you're given access to a tight and genuinely interesting step sequencer.The Nektar Aura Beat Composer: Deep DAW & Plug-In ControlThe heart of the Beat Composer lies in the onboard software: Nektarine 2.0, which functions much like the AAX, VST or VST3 plugins in your DAW. In this way, it offers countless options for manipulating VST-instruments, effects, loops and other sequence samples with your bare hands. The software provides sixteen slots for adding plugin instruments with their own ideal configuration, and you can then add four effect plugins to each instrument using the buttons assigned to control them. This pulls your instruments out of the computer and places them on a fully playable composition tool or stage instrument.A Highly Creative 16-Step SequencerIn sequencer mode, the Beat Composer transforms into an incredibly creative sixteen-step sequencer where the solo and mute buttons below the eight rotary knobs become triggers for four parts, each with sixteen steps, so that a 'pattern set' can be triggered. Since each part and set can have different lengths, this box is able to spit polyrhythms as easily as standards -and accents, gate and swing can also be set per step. Outside of your DAW, the Nektarine 2.0 software can also act as a stand-alone application for OSX and Windows and, since the Beat Composer itself has a MIDI out port, hardware can be controlled without the need for your computer. With the addition of its smart sequencer, the humble Aruba Beat Composer does precisely what other controllers simply can't, by literally taking the creativity out of the box and placing it in your hands.

Ideal for podcasters and vloggers as well as journalists, the pocket-sized Zoom F2 recorder captures audio via a 32-bit floating point bit-depth, and as a result, boasts a near-limitless dynamic range. In fact, with this smart mini recorder, you don't even need to manually set the gain level. To complete the pack, the F2 comes bundled up with an LMF-2 clip-on microphone and can be coupled with the F2 Editor app to adjust settings and transfer files to a computer for post-production.

To build the ultimate Eurorack synthesizer, there are a few essentials that you just can't do without, but along with your stacked oscillators, envelopes, filters and other sonic shapers and warpers, a good reverb is never a bad idea - and what Strymon have developed here is nothing short of a supreme reverb. The Strymon Starlab in a mind-bendingly extensive reverb unit that, of course, comes complete with your standard issue decay, balance, and low and high cut tools, but on top of that, it provides modulation effects, delay, Karplus-Strong synthesis, and more. And all of it comes bundles up in a tight, single unit.

Quite a while back, the Polyend Tracker was unleashed on the world: a specialised desktop groovebox that boasted phenomenal tracking and since became the unit that many a producer literally grew up with. Because the original model came loaded with so many buttons and controls, it was limited to in-studio use, but now, with the release of the all-new Polyend Tracker Mini, musicians and producers are offered something far more compact and easy to travel with.The Polyend Tracker MiniDon't let yourself be fooled by the word 'Mini', because what lies under the hood of this slimmed down groovebox is anything but mini. In fact, this smaller tracker actually offers a bit more than the larger Polyend Tracker. There is now a built-in rechargeable battery; a built-in microphone; more onboard memory space; a bigger sample memory; stereo sampling support and support for audio over USB. Above all, this unit comes pre-wrapped in a protective hard case - fully confirming that it's been set up for mobile producing or even touring. Of course, since this is the Mini edition, a few details had to be trimmed away, but they're minimal. So, this unit doesn't come with the integrated FM radio that the original did, it no longer has backlit buttons, the jog wheel has been removed and the display screen is a little bit smaller (it is still 5 inches wide), but if you can live with these small tweaks then the Polyend Tracker Mini might just be your new go-to production buddy.What is a Tracker?To keep things simple: a tracker is a sort of two-dimensional grid divided into tracks onto which notes can be placed. In terms of navigation and the way of thinking, it's a actually a bit like a spreadsheet. Where a standard DAW program has a similar thought-process behind it as a tape-machine, where real-time recordings plays an important role, the tracker is a much more nerdy way of writing score. Classical musicians who want to place notes in precisely the right place without needing a metronome will probably find they work much better with a tracker than they'd first expect. Another hallmark of trackers is that they allow you to place notes incredibly quickly, much like typing a chunk of text into a word processor. This is the difference between a tracker and any standard DAW, where the interface is designed with a focus on using a mouse, and supported by masses of graphic menus while an experienced tracker user will simply type their notes in with the kind of rapid keyboard chatter worthy of a '50s newspaper reporter on the edge of a deadline.